| ACANTHOID | • acanthoid adj. Having the shape of a spine or thorn. • ACANTHOID adj. spine-shaped. |
| ANAPHORIC | • anaphoric adj. Of, or relating to, an anaphora. • ANAPHORIC adj. referring to a preceding word or group of words, also ANAPHORAL, ANAPHORICAL. |
| ANTIMACHO | • antimacho adj. Opposing what is macho. • ANTIMACHO adj. opposed to being macho. |
| APOPHATIC | • apophatic adj. (Theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions. • apophatic adj. (By extension) That which passively defines a thing by describing what it is not characteristic thereof. • APOPHATIC adj. emphasizing a fact, by pretending to ignore or deny it. |
| APOTHECIA | • apothecia n. Plural of apothecium. • APOTHECIUM n. the spore-producing organ of certain fungi, also APOTHECE. |
| ARACHNOID | • arachnoid adj. Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers. • arachnoid adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater. • arachnoid n. (Neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater.. |
| BARACHOIS | • BARACHOIS n. (French) a shallow lagoon formed by a sandbar, also BARRASWAY. |
| CAPOCCHIA | • CAPOCCHIA n. (Shakespeare) a simpleton, also CHIPOCHIA. |
| CHALAZION | • chalazion n. (Ophthalmology, optometry) A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland. • CHALAZION n. (Greek) a swollen, inflamed sebaceous gland in the eyelid. |
| CHARMONIA | • charmonia n. Plural of charmonium. • CHARMONIUM n. any of various elementary particles consisting of a charm quark and an antiquark. |
| CHIPOLATA | • chipolata n. A type of sausage from Europe, typically of seasoned coarsely ground pork. • CHIPOLATA n. a small, often spicy sausage. |
| CHOLAEMIA | • cholaemia n. (Medicine) A condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to somnolence and coma. • CHOLAEMIA n. an accumulation of bile pigments in the blood, also CHOLEMIA. |
| ECHOLALIA | • echolalia n. (Clinical psychology) The immediate, involuntary, and repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another. • echolalia n. An infant’s repetitive imitation of vocal sounds spoken by another person, occurring naturally during… • echolalia n. Any apparently meaningless, repetitious noises, especially voices. |
| HARMONICA | • harmonica n. A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note. • harmonica n. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with… • harmonica n. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers. |
| HAYCATION | • haycation n. A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks. • HAYCATION n. a working holiday at a farm or similar business. |
| MACCHIATO | • macchiato n. Espresso topped with steamed milk. • MACCHIATO n. (Italian) espresso coffee served with a dash of hot or cold milk. |
| MAILCOACH | • mailcoach n. (Historical) A horse-drawn coach used to deliver mail. • MAILCOACH n. a railway coach specially constructed for the transport of mail, also MAILCAR. |
| PAROCHIAL | • parochial adj. Pertaining to a parish. • parochial adj. Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary… • parochial n. A parochial individual. |
| PHACOIDAL | • phacoidal adj. Having the form of the lens of the eye; lenticular. • PHACOIDAL adj. lens-shaped, lentil-shaped, also PHACOID. |
| PHARAONIC | • pharaonic adj. Of or pertaining to a pharaoh. • pharaonic adj. Impressively large or luxurious. • pharaonic adj. Tyrannical or brutally oppressive. |